[GROOVY-9007] Getting java.lang.NoSuchFieldError with groovy version 2.5.6

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.6
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-beta-1, 2.5.7
• Component/s: class generator, groovy-runtime
• Environment: Windows7, Java8, Spring-Boot 2.1.3
• Flags: Important
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Pankaj
• Created: 21/Feb/19 12:06
• Updated: 20/May/19 07:31
• Resolved: 06/May/19 15:01

Description

Recently, I upgrade my spring boot application with version 2.1.3. I found many test cases started failing with error (Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: it). After drilling down dependency list I noticed that groovy version 2.5.6 is being used. Which might be cauing these issues. Earlier it was groovy version 2.5.5 and my application was working just fine. I tried using version 2.5.5 explicitely in pom.xml and application again started working.

This looks like a possible bug with version 2.5.6. After compaing .class file generated for both version found some difference which might be causing this issue:

2.5.6 generated .class code: Here "TestGroovyNewVersion.AddressInd.it.addressInd" looks incorrect as 'it' not defined as var for AddressInd enum. Here 'it' isn't getting treated as an explicit parameter for closures.

return ScriptBytecodeAdapter.compareEqual(TestGroovyNewVersion.AddressInd.it.addressInd, addressInd.get());

 

2.5.5 generated .class code:

return ScriptBytecodeAdapter.compareEqual(((TestGroovyNewVersion.AddressInd)it).addressInd,addressInd.get());

Here is my groovy code and below line of code is given error:

AddressInd indicator = values().find{ it.addressInd == addressInd }

 

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator
import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
import groovy.transform.ToString

@ToString
@CompileStatic
class TestGroovyNewVersion {
 private enum AddressInd {

 REGISITERED_ADD('Registered add'), TRADING_ADD('Trading add'), DELIVERY_ADD('Delivery add'), INVOICE_ADD('Invoice add')

 protected String addressInd

 private AddressInd(final String addressInd) {
 this.addressInd = addressInd
 }

 @JsonCreator
 static AddressInd create(final String addressInd) {
   AddressInd indicator = values().find{ it.addressInd == addressInd }
   if (!indicator)
   {
     throw new IllegalArgumentException()
   }
   indicator
 }
 }
 String ref
 String companyNo
 String name
}

 

I would prefer to not make code changes in my code as I have similar at too many places at same time I don't want to use older version of groovy lib. Pls look into matter and suggest a solution or fix this issue if it is a possible bug in groovy 2.5.6.